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Megan Beckett
reflective and insightful, adventurous and curious, compassionate and driven
Education
Master of Science in Molecular and Cell Biology
University of Cape Town
N/A
2011 - 2010
Honours in Molecular and Cell Biology
University of Cape Town
N/A
2009 - 2009
- Awarded degree with distinction
- Merck Award for Best Honours Student, 2009
- Roche Award for Best Honours Thesis in South Africa, 2009
Bachelor of Science in Chemical, Molecular and Cellular Sciences
University of Cape Town
N/A
2008 - 2006
- Awarded degree with distinction and distinctions in triple major
- Dean’s Merit List, 2006-2008 (top 15 % in faculty)
- WA Gordon Jolly Award for best performance in Physiology, 2007
- Golden Key New Member Award for Academic Excellence, 2007
- Sasol Golden Key Excellence Award for Natural and Applied Sciences in South Africa, 2008
- Class medals for Statistics 1, Physical Science 1, Biology 1, Genetics 2, Physiology 2, Biochemistry 3, Physiology 3
National Senior Certificate – Independent Examination Board
St Anne’s Diocesan College
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2005 - 2000
- 7 distinctions and overall aggregate of 104%.
- Dux of school
- IEB Top 50 in South Africa
Research Experience
Research Fellow
Institute of Education Technology
Open University, UK
2014 - 2013
Consultant
Pathology Centre
University of Cape Town
2014 - 2014
Research Fellow
Institute for Plant Protection
Italian National Research Council, Italy
2011 - 2010
Assistant Researcher
Evo-Devo Laboratory
University of Cape Town
2009 - 2009
Industry Experience
Data Scientist
Exegetic Analytics
Cape Town
present - 2018
Learning Analytics Researcher
Siyavula Education
Cape Town
2018 - 2015
Instructional and Learning Designer
Siyavula Education
Cape Town
2015 - 2012
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Other involvement
Content Coordinator
Siyavula Education
Cape Town
Current - 2011
Founder and Organiser
R-Ladies Cape Town
N/A
present - 2017
South African Public Lead
Creative Commons
N/A
2018 - 2017
Organiser
OpenCon
N/A
2016 - 2015
- OpenCon is the early career professional conference and network aimed at empowering the next generation to advance on Open Access, Open Education, and Open Data.